Edwin LAI
黎麟祥
PhD in Economics
Stanford University, 1991

Professor
Department of Economics
Division of Public Policy

Director of Center for Economic Development

Associate Director of Center for Economic Policy



(852) 2358 7611
elai@ust.hk
Room LSK6079
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ORCID
0000-0002-1188-4855

Scopus ID
7201466555




Research Interest Publications Projects Teaching Assignment RPG Supervision Space used




Research Interest

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Intellectual property rights protection
International trade
Renminbi
Economic growth and development
International macroeconomics



Publications

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All Years 45 2022 0 2021 1 2020 1 2019 3 2018 1 2017 0 2016 39

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2021 1

One Currency, Two Markets: China's Attempt to Internationalize the Renminbi
One Currency, Two Markets: China's Attempt to Internationalize the Renminbi / Edwin L.-C. Lai. UK: Cambridge University Press, 2021
Lai, Lun Cheung Edwin Book

2020 1

An economic model of patent exhaustion
Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, July 2020
Ivus, Olena; Lai, Edwin L.-C.; Sichelman,Ted Article

2019 3

Global Gains from Reduction of Trade Costs
Economic Theory, v. 70, July 2020, p. 313-345
Lai, Lun Cheung Edwin; Fan, Haichao; Qi, Han Article
The US–China Trade War, the American Public Opinions and Its Effects on China
Economic and Political Studies, 2019
Lai, Edwin L.C. Article
Trade liberalization and Firms’ export performance in China: Theory and evidence
Journal of Comparative Economics, v. 47, (3), September 2019, p. 640-668
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Lun Cheung Edwin; Qi, Han Article

2018 1

Fragmentation and the Product Cycle
Developments in Global Sourcing, 2018, p. 169-188
Lai, Lun Cheung Edwin; Qi, Han Steffan Conference paper

2016 1

Global Gains from Reduction of Trade Costs
CESifo Area Conference on Global Economy, Munich, Germany, 13 - 14 May 2016
Lai, Edwin L.C.; Fan, Haichao; Qi, Han Conference paper

2015 2

Credit constraints, quality, and export prices: theory and evidence from China
Journal of Comparative Economics, v .43, (2), May 2015, p. 390-416
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin L.C.; Li, Yao Amber Article
Invoicing Currency in International Trade: An Empirical Investigation and Some Implications for the Renminbi
World Economy, v. 38, (1), January 2015, p. 193-229
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Yu, Xiangrong Article

2014 3

Cumulative Innovation, Growth and Welfare-improving Patent Policy
Allied Social Sciences Associations 2014 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 3-5 January 2014
Lai, Edwin L.; Chor, Davin Conference paper
Fragmentation, Global Trade and Gravity
HKUST Conference on International Economics 2014, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, May 2014
Qi, Han; Lai, Lun Cheung Edwin Conference paper
Fragmentation, Global Trade and Gravity
10th Asia Pacific Trade Seminars, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea, 28-29 June 2014
Qi, Han; Lai, Edwin Conference paper

2013 4

Would global patent protection be too weak without international coordination?
Journal of International Economics, v. 89, (1), January 2013, p. 42-54
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Yan, Isabel Article
Cumulative innovation, growth and welfare-improving patent policy
2013 Annual Meeting of The Society of Economic Dynamics, Seoul, South Korea, 27-29 June, 2013
Lai, Edwin; Davin Chor Conference paper
Cumulative innovation, growth and welfare-improving patent policy
Barcelona GSE Summer Forum: Workshop on ‘Trade, Growth and Income Distribution', Barcelona, Spain, 12-13 June 2013
Chor, Davin; Lai, E. L.-C. Conference paper
Fragmentation and North-South Trade
HKUST Conference in International Economics, International Conference on Global Value Chains and Structural Adjustments, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2013
Lai, Edwin; Qi, Han Conference paper

2012 5

Credit Constraints and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
Asia Pacific Trade Seminar (APTS) Annual Conference, Singapore Management University, Singapore, 2-3 July 2012
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin; Li, Yao Amber Conference paper
Credit Constraints and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
Workshop on Emerging Economies, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 1-3 August 2012
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin; Li, Yao Amber Conference paper
Credit Constraints, Quality, and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
Midwest International Trade Conference, Indiana University, Bloomington, 18 May 2012
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Li, Yao Amber Conference paper
Credit Constraints, Quality, and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
The 2nd China Trade Research Group Annual Conference, Shandong University, Jinan, China, May 2012
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Li, Yao Amber Conference paper
Credit Constraints, Quality, and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
The 7th Biennial Conference of Hong Kong Economic Association, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, 13-14 December 2012
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin; Li, Yao Amber Conference paper

2011 2

Gains from Trade and Trade Liberalization in a Hybrid Model
Asia-Pacific Trade Seminars, Honolulu, Hawaii on 30 June - 1 July 2011, accepted in February 2011
Lai, Edwin; Qi, Han; Fan, Haichao Conference paper
Would global patent protection be too weak without international coordination?
CESifo Area Conference on Global Economy, Munich, Germany, 11-12 February 2011
Lai, Edwin L.-C.; Yan, Isabel K.-M Conference paper

2010 4

Innovation Patentability Requirement in a Globalized World
International Economics and Finance Society China Conference, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), May 2010
Lai, Edwin; Chor, Davin Conference paper
Innovation Patentability Requirement in a Globalized World
Asia-Pacific Trade Seminars, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, June 2010
Lai, Edwin; Chor, Davin Conference paper
Innovation, patentability requirement and north-south integration
The 10th World Congress of the Econometric Society, Shanghai, China, 17-21 August 2010
Chor, Davin; Lai, Edwin L.-C. Conference paper
Would Global Patent Protection be too weak without International Coordination?
2010 Taipei International Conference on Growth, Trade and Dynamics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, June 2010
Lai, Edwin; Yan, Isabel K. Conference paper

2009 1

Outsourcing of Innovation
Economic Theory, v. 38, (3), 2009
Lai, Edwin L.C.; Riezman, Ray; Wang, Ping Article

2008 2

Parallel Imports and Price Controls
RAND Journal of Economics, v. 39, (2), 2008
Lai, Edwin L.C.; Grossman, Gene M. Article
Theory of International Policy Coordination in the Protection of Ideas
Intellectual Property, Growth and Trade / Edited by Keith E. Maskus. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2008, p.357-390
Lai, Edwin L.C. Book chapter

2004 2

International Protection of Intellectual Property
American Economic Review, v. 94, (5), December 2004, p. 1635-1653
Grossman, Gene M.; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article
Protection of trade for innovation: the roles of Northern and Southern tariffs
Japan and the world economy, v. 16, (4), 2004, DEC, p. 449-470
Qiu, Larry D.; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article

2003 3

A Game-Theoretic Analysis of China's WTO Accession
Pacific Economic Review, v. 8, (2), 2003, p. 117-125
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Bond, Rick; Ching, Stephen Article
Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Endogenous Economic Growth
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, v. 27, 2003, p. 853-873
Kwan, Yum K.; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article
The North's intellectual property rights standard for the South?
Journal of international economics, v. 59, (1), 2003, JAN, p. 183-209
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Qiu, Larry D. Article

2002 1

Strategic Policy towards Multinationals for Oligopolistic Industries
Review of International Economics, 2002, Feb, p. 200-214
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article

2001 2

Competition for FDI in the Product Cycles
Japan and the World Economy, v. 13, 2001, p. 61-81
Lai, Edwin L.C. Article
Competition for foreign direct investment in the product cycle
Japan and the World Economy, v. 13, Issue 1, 2001, January, p. 61-81
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article

1999 1

Adjustment Costs and Gradual Trade Liberalization
Journal of International Economics, 1999, Dec, p. 333-361
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Furusawa, Taiji Article

1998 2

International Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Rate of Product Innovation
Journal of Development Economics, 1998, Feb, p. 133-153
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article
Schumpeterian Growth with Gradual Product Obsolescence
Journal of Economic Growth, 1998, Mar, p. 81-103
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article

1997 1

The Economic Implications of the Re-unification of Hong Kong with China
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, v. 30, (4), 1997, p. 735-745
Lai, Edwin L.C. Article

1996 1

Patent Length and the Rate of Innovation
International Economic Review, 1996, Nov, p. 785-801
Horowitz, Andrew; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article

1995 2

Learning-by-doing, Technology Choice and Export Promotion
Review of International Economics, 1995, Jun , p. 186-198
Lai, Edwin L.C. Article
The Product Cycle and the World Distribution of Income: A Reformulation
Journal of International Economics, 1995, Nov, p. 369-382
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article


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Book 1

One Currency, Two Markets: China's Attempt to Internationalize the Renminbi
One Currency, Two Markets: China's Attempt to Internationalize the Renminbi / Edwin L.-C. Lai. UK: Cambridge University Press, 2021
Lai, Lun Cheung Edwin


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Article 1

An economic model of patent exhaustion
Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, July 2020
Ivus, Olena; Lai, Edwin L.-C.; Sichelman,Ted


Expand All Collapse All


Article 3

Global Gains from Reduction of Trade Costs
Economic Theory, v. 70, July 2020, p. 313-345
Lai, Lun Cheung Edwin; Fan, Haichao; Qi, Han
The US–China Trade War, the American Public Opinions and Its Effects on China
Economic and Political Studies, 2019
Lai, Edwin L.C.
Trade liberalization and Firms’ export performance in China: Theory and evidence
Journal of Comparative Economics, v. 47, (3), September 2019, p. 640-668
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Lun Cheung Edwin; Qi, Han


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Conference paper 1

Fragmentation and the Product Cycle
Developments in Global Sourcing, 2018, p. 169-188
Lai, Lun Cheung Edwin; Qi, Han Steffan


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Conference paper 1

Global Gains from Reduction of Trade Costs
CESifo Area Conference on Global Economy, Munich, Germany, 13 - 14 May 2016
Lai, Edwin L.C.; Fan, Haichao; Qi, Han


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Article 2

Credit constraints, quality, and export prices: theory and evidence from China
Journal of Comparative Economics, v .43, (2), May 2015, p. 390-416
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin L.C.; Li, Yao Amber
Invoicing Currency in International Trade: An Empirical Investigation and Some Implications for the Renminbi
World Economy, v. 38, (1), January 2015, p. 193-229
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Yu, Xiangrong


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Conference paper 3

Cumulative Innovation, Growth and Welfare-improving Patent Policy
Allied Social Sciences Associations 2014 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 3-5 January 2014
Lai, Edwin L.; Chor, Davin
Fragmentation, Global Trade and Gravity
HKUST Conference on International Economics 2014, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, May 2014
Qi, Han; Lai, Lun Cheung Edwin
Fragmentation, Global Trade and Gravity
10th Asia Pacific Trade Seminars, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea, 28-29 June 2014
Qi, Han; Lai, Edwin


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Article 1

Would global patent protection be too weak without international coordination?
Journal of International Economics, v. 89, (1), January 2013, p. 42-54
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Yan, Isabel

Conference paper 3

Cumulative innovation, growth and welfare-improving patent policy
2013 Annual Meeting of The Society of Economic Dynamics, Seoul, South Korea, 27-29 June, 2013
Lai, Edwin; Davin Chor
Cumulative innovation, growth and welfare-improving patent policy
Barcelona GSE Summer Forum: Workshop on ‘Trade, Growth and Income Distribution', Barcelona, Spain, 12-13 June 2013
Chor, Davin; Lai, E. L.-C.
Fragmentation and North-South Trade
HKUST Conference in International Economics, International Conference on Global Value Chains and Structural Adjustments, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2013
Lai, Edwin; Qi, Han


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Conference paper 5

Credit Constraints and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
Asia Pacific Trade Seminar (APTS) Annual Conference, Singapore Management University, Singapore, 2-3 July 2012
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin; Li, Yao Amber
Credit Constraints and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
Workshop on Emerging Economies, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 1-3 August 2012
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin; Li, Yao Amber
Credit Constraints, Quality, and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
Midwest International Trade Conference, Indiana University, Bloomington, 18 May 2012
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Li, Yao Amber
Credit Constraints, Quality, and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
The 2nd China Trade Research Group Annual Conference, Shandong University, Jinan, China, May 2012
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Li, Yao Amber
Credit Constraints, Quality, and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
The 7th Biennial Conference of Hong Kong Economic Association, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, 13-14 December 2012
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin; Li, Yao Amber


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Conference paper 2

Gains from Trade and Trade Liberalization in a Hybrid Model
Asia-Pacific Trade Seminars, Honolulu, Hawaii on 30 June - 1 July 2011, accepted in February 2011
Lai, Edwin; Qi, Han; Fan, Haichao
Would global patent protection be too weak without international coordination?
CESifo Area Conference on Global Economy, Munich, Germany, 11-12 February 2011
Lai, Edwin L.-C.; Yan, Isabel K.-M


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Conference paper 4

Innovation Patentability Requirement in a Globalized World
International Economics and Finance Society China Conference, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), May 2010
Lai, Edwin; Chor, Davin
Innovation Patentability Requirement in a Globalized World
Asia-Pacific Trade Seminars, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, June 2010
Lai, Edwin; Chor, Davin
Innovation, patentability requirement and north-south integration
The 10th World Congress of the Econometric Society, Shanghai, China, 17-21 August 2010
Chor, Davin; Lai, Edwin L.-C.
Would Global Patent Protection be too weak without International Coordination?
2010 Taipei International Conference on Growth, Trade and Dynamics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, June 2010
Lai, Edwin; Yan, Isabel K.


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Article 1

Outsourcing of Innovation
Economic Theory, v. 38, (3), 2009
Lai, Edwin L.C.; Riezman, Ray; Wang, Ping


Expand All Collapse All


Article 1

Parallel Imports and Price Controls
RAND Journal of Economics, v. 39, (2), 2008
Lai, Edwin L.C.; Grossman, Gene M.

Book chapter 1

Theory of International Policy Coordination in the Protection of Ideas
Intellectual Property, Growth and Trade / Edited by Keith E. Maskus. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2008, p.357-390
Lai, Edwin L.C.


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Article 2

International Protection of Intellectual Property
American Economic Review, v. 94, (5), December 2004, p. 1635-1653
Grossman, Gene M.; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung
Protection of trade for innovation: the roles of Northern and Southern tariffs
Japan and the world economy, v. 16, (4), 2004, DEC, p. 449-470
Qiu, Larry D.; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung


Expand All Collapse All


Article 3

A Game-Theoretic Analysis of China's WTO Accession
Pacific Economic Review, v. 8, (2), 2003, p. 117-125
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Bond, Rick; Ching, Stephen
Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Endogenous Economic Growth
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, v. 27, 2003, p. 853-873
Kwan, Yum K.; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung
The North's intellectual property rights standard for the South?
Journal of international economics, v. 59, (1), 2003, JAN, p. 183-209
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Qiu, Larry D.


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Article 1

Strategic Policy towards Multinationals for Oligopolistic Industries
Review of International Economics, 2002, Feb, p. 200-214
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung


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Article 2

Competition for FDI in the Product Cycles
Japan and the World Economy, v. 13, 2001, p. 61-81
Lai, Edwin L.C.
Competition for foreign direct investment in the product cycle
Japan and the World Economy, v. 13, Issue 1, 2001, January, p. 61-81
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung


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Article 1

Adjustment Costs and Gradual Trade Liberalization
Journal of International Economics, 1999, Dec, p. 333-361
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Furusawa, Taiji


Expand All Collapse All


Article 2

International Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Rate of Product Innovation
Journal of Development Economics, 1998, Feb, p. 133-153
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung
Schumpeterian Growth with Gradual Product Obsolescence
Journal of Economic Growth, 1998, Mar, p. 81-103
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung


Expand All Collapse All


Article 1

The Economic Implications of the Re-unification of Hong Kong with China
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, v. 30, (4), 1997, p. 735-745
Lai, Edwin L.C.


Expand All Collapse All


Article 1

Patent Length and the Rate of Innovation
International Economic Review, 1996, Nov, p. 785-801
Horowitz, Andrew; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung


Expand All Collapse All


Article 2

Learning-by-doing, Technology Choice and Export Promotion
Review of International Economics, 1995, Jun , p. 186-198
Lai, Edwin L.C.
The Product Cycle and the World Distribution of Income: A Reformulation
Journal of International Economics, 1995, Nov, p. 369-382
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung


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2016 1

Global Gains from Reduction of Trade Costs
CESifo Area Conference on Global Economy, Munich, Germany, 13 - 14 May 2016
Lai, Edwin L.C.; Fan, Haichao; Qi, Han Conference paper

2015 2

Credit constraints, quality, and export prices: theory and evidence from China
Journal of Comparative Economics, v .43, (2), May 2015, p. 390-416
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin L.C.; Li, Yao Amber Article
Invoicing Currency in International Trade: An Empirical Investigation and Some Implications for the Renminbi
World Economy, v. 38, (1), January 2015, p. 193-229
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Yu, Xiangrong Article

2014 3

Cumulative Innovation, Growth and Welfare-improving Patent Policy
Allied Social Sciences Associations 2014 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 3-5 January 2014
Lai, Edwin L.; Chor, Davin Conference paper
Fragmentation, Global Trade and Gravity
HKUST Conference on International Economics 2014, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, May 2014
Qi, Han; Lai, Lun Cheung Edwin Conference paper
Fragmentation, Global Trade and Gravity
10th Asia Pacific Trade Seminars, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea, 28-29 June 2014
Qi, Han; Lai, Edwin Conference paper

2013 4

Would global patent protection be too weak without international coordination?
Journal of International Economics, v. 89, (1), January 2013, p. 42-54
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Yan, Isabel Article
Cumulative innovation, growth and welfare-improving patent policy
2013 Annual Meeting of The Society of Economic Dynamics, Seoul, South Korea, 27-29 June, 2013
Lai, Edwin; Davin Chor Conference paper
Cumulative innovation, growth and welfare-improving patent policy
Barcelona GSE Summer Forum: Workshop on ‘Trade, Growth and Income Distribution', Barcelona, Spain, 12-13 June 2013
Chor, Davin; Lai, E. L.-C. Conference paper
Fragmentation and North-South Trade
HKUST Conference in International Economics, International Conference on Global Value Chains and Structural Adjustments, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2013
Lai, Edwin; Qi, Han Conference paper

2012 5

Credit Constraints and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
Asia Pacific Trade Seminar (APTS) Annual Conference, Singapore Management University, Singapore, 2-3 July 2012
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin; Li, Yao Amber Conference paper
Credit Constraints and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
Workshop on Emerging Economies, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 1-3 August 2012
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin; Li, Yao Amber Conference paper
Credit Constraints, Quality, and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
Midwest International Trade Conference, Indiana University, Bloomington, 18 May 2012
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Li, Yao Amber Conference paper
Credit Constraints, Quality, and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
The 2nd China Trade Research Group Annual Conference, Shandong University, Jinan, China, May 2012
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Li, Yao Amber Conference paper
Credit Constraints, Quality, and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
The 7th Biennial Conference of Hong Kong Economic Association, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, 13-14 December 2012
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin; Li, Yao Amber Conference paper

2011 2

Gains from Trade and Trade Liberalization in a Hybrid Model
Asia-Pacific Trade Seminars, Honolulu, Hawaii on 30 June - 1 July 2011, accepted in February 2011
Lai, Edwin; Qi, Han; Fan, Haichao Conference paper
Would global patent protection be too weak without international coordination?
CESifo Area Conference on Global Economy, Munich, Germany, 11-12 February 2011
Lai, Edwin L.-C.; Yan, Isabel K.-M Conference paper

2010 4

Innovation Patentability Requirement in a Globalized World
International Economics and Finance Society China Conference, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), May 2010
Lai, Edwin; Chor, Davin Conference paper
Innovation Patentability Requirement in a Globalized World
Asia-Pacific Trade Seminars, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, June 2010
Lai, Edwin; Chor, Davin Conference paper
Innovation, patentability requirement and north-south integration
The 10th World Congress of the Econometric Society, Shanghai, China, 17-21 August 2010
Chor, Davin; Lai, Edwin L.-C. Conference paper
Would Global Patent Protection be too weak without International Coordination?
2010 Taipei International Conference on Growth, Trade and Dynamics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, June 2010
Lai, Edwin; Yan, Isabel K. Conference paper

2009 1

Outsourcing of Innovation
Economic Theory, v. 38, (3), 2009
Lai, Edwin L.C.; Riezman, Ray; Wang, Ping Article

2008 2

Parallel Imports and Price Controls
RAND Journal of Economics, v. 39, (2), 2008
Lai, Edwin L.C.; Grossman, Gene M. Article
Theory of International Policy Coordination in the Protection of Ideas
Intellectual Property, Growth and Trade / Edited by Keith E. Maskus. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2008, p.357-390
Lai, Edwin L.C. Book chapter

2004 2

International Protection of Intellectual Property
American Economic Review, v. 94, (5), December 2004, p. 1635-1653
Grossman, Gene M.; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article
Protection of trade for innovation: the roles of Northern and Southern tariffs
Japan and the world economy, v. 16, (4), 2004, DEC, p. 449-470
Qiu, Larry D.; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article

2003 3

A Game-Theoretic Analysis of China's WTO Accession
Pacific Economic Review, v. 8, (2), 2003, p. 117-125
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Bond, Rick; Ching, Stephen Article
Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Endogenous Economic Growth
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, v. 27, 2003, p. 853-873
Kwan, Yum K.; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article
The North's intellectual property rights standard for the South?
Journal of international economics, v. 59, (1), 2003, JAN, p. 183-209
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Qiu, Larry D. Article

2002 1

Strategic Policy towards Multinationals for Oligopolistic Industries
Review of International Economics, 2002, Feb, p. 200-214
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article

2001 2

Competition for FDI in the Product Cycles
Japan and the World Economy, v. 13, 2001, p. 61-81
Lai, Edwin L.C. Article
Competition for foreign direct investment in the product cycle
Japan and the World Economy, v. 13, Issue 1, 2001, January, p. 61-81
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article

1999 1

Adjustment Costs and Gradual Trade Liberalization
Journal of International Economics, 1999, Dec, p. 333-361
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung; Furusawa, Taiji Article

1998 2

International Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Rate of Product Innovation
Journal of Development Economics, 1998, Feb, p. 133-153
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article
Schumpeterian Growth with Gradual Product Obsolescence
Journal of Economic Growth, 1998, Mar, p. 81-103
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article

1997 1

The Economic Implications of the Re-unification of Hong Kong with China
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, v. 30, (4), 1997, p. 735-745
Lai, Edwin L.C. Article

1996 1

Patent Length and the Rate of Innovation
International Economic Review, 1996, Nov, p. 785-801
Horowitz, Andrew; Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article

1995 2

Learning-by-doing, Technology Choice and Export Promotion
Review of International Economics, 1995, Jun , p. 186-198
Lai, Edwin L.C. Article
The Product Cycle and the World Distribution of Income: A Reformulation
Journal of International Economics, 1995, Nov, p. 369-382
Lai, Edwin Lun Cheung Article


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Teaching Assignment

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2021-22 Winter 0 2021-22 Fall 1 2020-21 Summer 1 2020-21 Spring 2 2020-21 Winter 0 2020-21 Fall 1

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ECON4374 International Macroeconomics and Finance


ECON6970A Independent Study


ECON4364 International Trade and Investment
ECON6120R Topics in Advanced International Trade and Investment


ECON4374 International Macroeconomics and Finance


No Teaching Assignments


No Teaching Assignments






Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision From January 2019 to December 2022 (As of 30 January 2022)

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Current RPGs

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Doctor of Philosophy WANG, Pang Paul
Economics( 2018 - )









ProjectsFrom January 2020 to December 2022

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All Projects 3 Leading Projects 1 Participating Projects 2

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The determinants of inter-country RMB payments flows and the effects of the Belt and Road Initiative on RMB Internationalization


人民幣國際雙邊支付流量的決定因素和《一帶一路》倡議對人民幣國際化的影響 Leading


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
LAI Edwin (Lead)


2020 -




Accelerating the Development of a Global Innovation and Technology Hub in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area: The Roles of Public Research Universities in Hong Kong


加快建設粵港澳大灣區國際科技創新中心：如何發揮香港公立研究型大學的作用 Participating


RGC - Strategic Public Policy Research Funding Scheme


Project Team (HKUST)
WU Xun (Lead)
LAI Edwin
SHARIF Naubahar
YARIME Masaru


2019 -




Trade and Investment under "One Belt One Road" and Implications for Hong Kong


「一帶一路」政策下的貿易和投資及對香港的啟示 Participating


RGC - Strategic Public Policy Research Funding Scheme


Project Team (HKUST)
PARK Albert Francis (Lead)
LAI Edwin
MUKHERJEE Abhiroop
SAUTMAN Barry Victor
SHARIF Naubahar


2017 - 2020